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California Raptor Center
Staff and Volunteer
Newsletter

*Overview <Index.htm>*
	
*Student Staff * <StdntStff.htm>
	
*Volunteers* <Volunteers.htm>
	
*Outreach <Outreach.htm>*
	
*Obituaries <Obituaries.htm>*
	
*Babies <Babies.htm>*
	

*What's New/
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    Spring 2006 Open House

The Open House is here and thanks to everyone for helping. There will be
pizza and soda at lunch time. If you have any questions or comments
about the open house or anything else, send me an email
raptorkt@gmail.com <mailto:raptorkt@gmail.com>.


    Volunteer Reminders

At the beginning of every quarter please let Bret know of your
intentions to stay on for the next quarter or not. Consult the
Orientation Binder for Volunteers if you have a question regarding
volunteer responsibilities at the Center.



    Enclosure Updates The Frank Ogasawara flight cage

The Frank Ogasawara Flight cage is almost ready for use. Saturday,
February 4 th , Bret, with volunteers Joe DiNunzio, Larry Gertz and Ken
Dexter brought their gear out to finish up some details. Choroplast
panels were placed over the corrugated white outer walls; aircraft cable
was strung along the top to hang shade cloth on them. The exposed bolts
along the infrastructure will be covered to protect birds from injuries.
Steve McLellan also helped out on Feb 5.


    That fabulous prairie falconSpeaking of birdwatching...

Steve McLellan also volunteers at the Cosumnes River Preserve. While
ridding the preserve of the noxious pepperweed, Steve has been able to
scope out great birding spots. Are you interested? Send an email to
raptorkt@gmail.com. <mailto:raptorkt@gmail.com> We'll get our requests
to Steve and arrange a tour. Oliver in contemplation




    Learning to fly

Oliver the year old red-tail hawk brought in last spring is undergoing
taming. He's been fitted with bracelets and comes out at least once a
day since January.


      TAMING BIRD REFRESHER TIPS

    * When taming birds are taken out, initial and mark the date on the
      white board chart in the trailer office, the birds' chart in the
      clinic and on the clinic clipboard.
    * Always check the tightness of the bracelets;
    * After checking with Bret, make sure they're greased monthly.

Spar in a wing display

 

Raptor Haiku

This haiku won first place in the San Francisco Chronicle Urban Haiku
Contest:

Funston gliders hang
Red tail hawks soaring higher
Elbowing for lift.
KTorres

Do you have something to share?? Send it to me <mailto:raptorkt@gmail.com>.

*Overview <Index.htm>*
	
*Student Staff * <StdntStff.htm>
	
*Volunteers <Volunteers.htm>*
	
*Outreach <Outreach.htm>*
	
*Obituaries <Obituaries.htm>*
	
*Babies <Babies.htm>*
	
*What's New/
Related Items* <WNewRltdItms.htm>